Zelensky, in private, plots bold attacks inside Russia, leak shows
The Washington Post
THE DISCORD LEAKS | U.S. intercepts reveal the Ukrainian’s leader’s aggressive instincts, a marked contrast to his public-facing image as the stoic statesman weathering Russia’s brutal onslaught
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Ukraine’s leader has proposed going in a more audacious direction — occupying Russian villages to gain leverage over Moscow, bombing a pipeline that transfers Russian oil to Hungary, a NATO member, and privately pining for long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia’s borders, according to classified U.S. intelligence documents detailing his internal communications with top aides and military leaders.
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In a meeting in late January, Zelensky suggested Ukraine “conduct strikes in Russia” while moving Ukrainian ground troops into enemy territory to “occupy unspecified Russian border cities,” according to one document labeled “top secret.” The goal would be “to give Kyiv leverage in talks with Moscow,” the document said.
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While there is no indication that Ukraine has used Western missiles to strike into Russian territory, the same cannot be said for Kyiv’s use of armed drones.

Explosions caused by unmanned aerial vehicles have become a regular occurrence in Russia, including in Rostov, where a drone crashed into an oil refinery this month. Ukrainian officials are often coy about the incidents, hinting that they’re responsible without directly taking credit.

Two drone attacks in December on Russia’s Engels air base in Saratov, more than 370 miles from the Ukrainian border, showed “that we have the ability to reach many kilometers farther than they could expect,” Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in an interview earlier this year.

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Operational aspect (of the losses of Russian aircraft yesterday)

It is now clear that this was an ambush by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a group that worked with glide bombs.

The group included:
— SU-34 fighter-bomber, in fact, which carried bombs;
— 2 MI-8 helicopters in a special electronic warfare configuration
— fighter-interceptor SU-35, covered.

The Russian Aerospace Forces have been striking with UPMK bombs in northern Ukraine for a long time. The Russian Defence Ministry is very fond of “not complicating” what works, so we agree with the opinion that the actions of such strike groups are most likely of the same type and predictable.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the NATO headquarters quickly assessed the possibilities and prepared an "ambush".

Local channels immediately wrote nonsense about the Stingers, which the Strelkovs and co. carried on. We are not air defence specialists, but the video with the downing of the first MI-8 clearly shows that:

— the rocket enters the cockpit from the nose;
— the rocket is big.

Accordingly, this is not a MANPADS, in which the missiles are small and enter the target from behind (usually).

Either these are NATO air-to-air missiles, or the Armed Forces of Ukraine secretly rolled up to the very border of the air defence system.

Also against the version with MANPADS is the fact that the pilots died. Usually a small MANPADS missile hits the engine, and the armoured capsule easily withstands this.

It is interesting that the protection systems did not work for the helicopters: they did not manoeuvre and did not discard the heat traps. This is weird. Possibly due to some tricky targeting option.

Strategic level:

Probably the action was conceived for Ze's visit to Rome. Zelensky's last visit to Helsinki was accompanied by a blow to the Kremlin. Coincidence?

Ukrainian "new Arestoviches" write about the unprecedented slap in the face of the Russian Federation, the need for a nuclear response and the imminent end of the war in view of a strong blow to the image. It is clear that, on the instructions of Yermak, they inspire false optimism by painting an illusory picture.

Yes, this is a very successful operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russia lost 9 pilots and equipment worth about $100 million. Yes, it hurts them, but it's not fatal.

This cannot be compared with the loss of the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet or with the flight from Kharkov.

Therefore, it is not necessary to inspire people with false hopes for selfish purposes, this will not affect the strategic alignment.

Rather, it is an image strengthening of Ze's negotiating positions by finding weaknesses in the tactics of the Russian Federation.

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Two Russian helicopters lost yesterday were EW (Electronic Warfare) aircraft.
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Dear Pope Francis! Never again dishonour the Holy See. This photo of yours will go down in history as a stage in the destruction of Christianity. The Pope of Rome is surrounded by war criminals and terrorists and those who organize the destruction of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine. Zelensky, after this meeting, also was rude the Pope a little, saying that Kyiv does not need any intermediaries and he will fight to the end. Pope taken hostage? Didn't they come to him with clubs? As used to...

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In New York, the pro-Russian underground changed the meaning of a sticker stuck to a lamppost.

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💬‘I know how to end the war. Immediately’, said the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, on a Spanish TV channel. As soon as the West stops providing assistance to Ukraine, Kiev "will surrender in a few days," the politician admitted.

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Why did Zelensky come to the Vatican?

For more weapons?
For financial support?
For help in conflict resolution? Maybe
confession...That was not right place for that.

We will soon find out what the Vatican wants from Zelensky

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An epic video with the mass destruction of NATO artillery at Bakhmut by Lancet strikes is the result of a kamikaze UAV:
▪️destruction with detonation of the ammunition of the Polish 155-mm self-propelled gun Krab. The video shows flaming enemy gunners jumping out of a self-propelled gun.
▪️another destruction of the Polish self-propelled gun "Crab" with the same result.
▪️The third Krab explosion with BC.
▪️arrival in the American 155-mm howitzer M777.
▪️2:41 — 4th defeat in the tower of the Krab self-propelled gun.
▪️2:55 — getting on board already the 5th "Crab".
▪️3:25 powerful destruction with the explosion of the BC and fuel 220-mm MLRS "Bureviy".
▪️3:55 — a blow to the AFU MLRS again with a beautiful BC explosion.
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Aachen residents: Russia and Germany together, Zelensky is a fascist

Residents of Aachen went to the drums to demonstrate against the presentation of the Charlemagne Prize to the president. The Germans do not skimp on epithets addressed to the "defender of Europe".

"I have never in my life seen fascists and criminals receive a peace prize. The prize to the fascist Zelensky is a disgrace for the whole world," said one of the participants of the march.

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